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George William BROWN

Regimental number854
Place of birthAlbany, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressDuke Street, Albany, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Brown, Duke Street, Albany, Western Australia
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBorre British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Sarah BROWN; husband of Mabel A. BROWN, St. Peter's Hospital, Bristol; native of Albany, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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